Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-25
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make her useful and She had long felt che
purposccs,ness of her daily ifcas well as It's
dizziness.
Mary made her appearance at the hall the
next morning with due punctualitY, and
found Miss DEUEL. ready for her in that young
lady's pleasant room She Mary DenziD was
seated at table placed near an open win
dow, through which the morning sun glinted
cheerily.
"Wcl Mary" she said, as the girl curt
seyed, 81 fluid that the Indian mail goes to-
morrow; SO we had better take part of our
time today for the letter writing. Get
chair and sit by me. That is right; now tell
me what | am to say to --. What is his
name"
"Jacl Parker, Miss DenziL"
every well: have written, Dearest
jack now tell me what to say next
But Mary appeared to find it rs difficult to
employ an amnnucuss as Goldsmith did She
twisted her fingers, coughed, and finally sug-
gested: 81 hope you are well, MS this leaves
me at present. Then she came to IA staud-
still
won't you tell him how you miss him"
suggested Miss Dcnail, after faithfully re-
cording this commencement
Mary eagerly asscnted.
Ana tncn MISS lcllIll, IlkllS tu' illtt'''
into her own hands entirely, wrote charm
ingly tender but simple AID modest love let
ter. And. inspired by the memory of her
Yesterdays early stroll, she added an account
of Marys present home, and picture in
words of the lovely sunrise of tic Green
fresh meadow, of the lark's song and the
breath OF flowers and green leaves, and,
above ALL of the cOomcss of dear Eng
land, =" asking him if he did not long toretuln
to his own land; and adding that II friend
meant soon to bring him home.
She read it aloud to Mary, who was de
lighted and grateful
Jack will be pleased she said. "But, oh,
Miss Dcnzil, how pretty that was about the
meadows | never noticed or knew how
pretty it all looked till you i@ad ABOUT it.
"Be more observant, them said her
teacher ''and you will find subjects for your
next letter. Now we will try writing
But the lesson sorely taxed the young ladY's
patience. Mary's stiff fingers and awkward
position seemed unconqu0'ahle, and her at
tempt, ut copying were dreadful. But Mis-
Den2il persevered, and submitted 10 tine
drudgery of the lessons with the greatest
good humor, though she saw that the pros
pect of being relieved from her self imposed
duties of amauucnsis was very distant indeed.
BY and hy the answer to til" letter came,
and Mary tool; it to Miss DEUEL. to lr read &c
her. The young lady gazod with extreme
SURPRISE at "i' "''l''i' "''I'
lent peilhanshlP 'a'N was ~ "'c'''1 we
educated And as she read the simple, manly
but wen eNpr'SSed ie''er Hyi e.
increased. Jack fNst assured MS rove "i ~
perfect hcath-lhueei inc ol-''' 'e7'
nearly III her own words anu 'i'eii "oHU Va
=
to tel her OF ms love ana coilS't''P9'
w no, ne WROTE "oulu h"U loNt SUI"
pretty village nlaiueh' WHO h'''"H' ''' w
to appreciate the sweet iI'SI I''rl'i u ~"
own dear Elhd, ana VINO can "i"" S"'h
charming Word picture ol It,
Ana thcil ne uh uurlp s",e al
picture OF lholah Ale-ol ti'e H"'' Hl'' nv
day OF the hoiSy hls''' '.iS'"' ue" ~ 'I'
cries vi JicN''H' '''' 49,
the near village, Hie Mss 81 "'ia"H tr'
strange snoring I'll an li,''G'' an - "o', Wv
scrlpeu tr''I III" !ou'l6 nIuS "'S mean -
much Interested ~ 'he village girl
Mary SH' S''','' aS S'io i''ilH''u l''''ii'
the letter. your JACK Is Il yer! pioNT 81, GUN
feilo"-too cleFer 10 "o liN1'c We hl"H
buy his discharge ana get hiil u"cK lor you,
Mary nualeu crimson, anu was "pout
) speak, but checked herself, ana 'neii 'h'ilie
Miss DENIAL earnestly puC a"A"tlut9' WIZ
the latter returned the le'tcr WIN 'rc'c
pity Tor the man "ho' thouan ne iilen' u q
the glrlS station WIS lheiiU'i'y 50 liIliiieaSui
ably above hcr'
ms correspondence went on win gre"
regularity ior some months one man "hIy p'
+ lhE missed during lhe Loi"oh season.
' And thcn came the Afghan ur'achery an
: war, ana the lflNaleS lc''oI gre" more an
e more animated Us ne ues'rlneh 10 Mary III
exciting scenes through "hich ne ";
l passing; his WORDS were as 'LirlI StlrFI'
/ as trumpet call, and Miss Den2
wondered more ana more at 'hlS aStohisi'h
e private. she looked forward As eagerly
: Mary for his letters ana her own TOOK mon
0 of natural tone when she answered nm
She wondered herself sometimes at the ne
, interest her Office as anlahAehslS threw III
, her life.
r AT last, however, came Slr frcderlo
Il Roberts wonderful march from Cabul
Candahar ana theh' aI"r lonS interval,
)! which both girls were really anxious Il
e Jack Parker'S safety, there came another le
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